N/P Reducing Pellets ("Solid Vodka") - "Wow" ... 3 month update

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Well .. actually, been sort of thinking about this on and off all day. And, .. I think I am going to discontinue the Zeovit/Zeolites reactor after all. I just took out 1/4 of the zeolites, will wait a bit and repeat and wait, and so on, until it's empty.

The reason being this. More or less I've been off the zeovit system anyhow since I left for vacation and kind of never really got it going again after coming back. So I hadn't been dosing or agitating it much for two weeks. My 4 year old kid today was playing with my nitrate meter and it jogged my memory to calibrate it as it's been a while and do some tests. I found that my nitrates are no longer zero but instead hovering around 6 or 7. Ok, not bad, but, being that it was zero a while ago, not great either. So I checked the pellet reactor output and it still seems to be zero. I checked the zeovit reactor and it's outputting 9.

So ... that's not what I want to see. I realize that it's my own fault for letting the zeolites maintenance routine slide a little, but I think it's the impetus to fully commit to the pellets. As long as the pellets stay fluidized it seems that they are far less work overall and no messing around with additives to keep the reactor working as advertised.

Sorry Zeovit! I gave it my best shot.

Tony, I have already done this, its been about a week... running 2 Deltec 509 Fluidizers now, they are inline with a MJ 1200 running 2.5L of NP BioPellets.

I am a very happy guy.

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

We have another order of Biopellets going out to all those that have put in orders, we also had a new shipment arrive so we have stock!

[kien]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Well .. actually, been sort of thinking about this on and off all day. And, .. I think I am going to discontinue the Zeovit/Zeolites reactor after all. ...
Sorry Zeovit! I gave it my best shot.

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

Tony, I have already done this, its been about a week... running 2 Deltec 509 Fluidizers now, they are inline with a MJ 1200 running 2.5L of NP BioPellets.

I am a very happy guy.

and so it begins..

[globaldesigns]

Update:

It has been just over a week, since adding the second Fluidizer with another 1L of pellets and completely removing the Zeolites/Reactor. I did seperate the inline of both and have been running both fluidizers seperately for a couple days now. Just found them to tumble better. So I am now running 2.5L of Pellets.

Anyways, starting last night the skimmers are going crazy, and the tank is looking even brighter/cleaner.

I just cleaned the skimmers late last night.

[Delphinus]

Not surprised that you ended up separating them. But dude that is AWESOME to hear otherwise. I can't believe how excited I am over a stupid little pellet. I want more! More! MORE! Must .. buy .. 'nother .. reactor !!!

I noticed mine are producing microbubbles like crazy lately. Is that happening to anyone else?

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Not surprised that you ended up separating them. But dude that is AWESOME to hear otherwise. I can't believe how excited I am over a stupid little pellet. I want more! More! MORE! Must .. buy .. 'nother .. reactor !!!

I noticed mine are producing microbubbles like crazy lately. Is that happening to anyone else?

HEHEHE... Aren't we like little school girls, giggling over a boy... Damn these pellets. but yes, you need another reactor... Also you need to get rid of the foam, much better flow, no plugging of mulm and no cleaning.

Edit: oh yeah, no bubble issues with me, but I have my fluidizers just before a bubble trap before going to the return pump

[kien]

no micro bubbles but i too have ditched both foam pads.. running foamless now!

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

Tony, I have already done this, its been about a week... running 2 Deltec 509 Fluidizers now, they are inline with a MJ 1200 running 2.5L of NP BioPellets.

Hi Rick, did you just quit the zeolites cold turkey or did you phase them out? Did you notice any reaction of the tank? Or did you time it to coincide with the time you increased the pellets?

thanks

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Hi Rick, did you just quit the zeolites cold turkey or did you phase them out? Did you notice any reaction of the tank? Or did you time it to coincide with the time you increased the pellets?

thanks

Hey Tony, I quite cold turkey. It was time to do my 80% change out, but got tired of it, so just removed it and bought the second Deltec fluidizer and put another 1L of pellets in at the same time.

So I haven't seen any ill effects, all is good. My Pink Birdnest keeps getting whiter and whiter as each day goes by and the pink is starting to really come out in it. It was brownish before, as you know I am not really testing nitrates and so on. Basing my results on coral responsiveness and happiness.

I can also say zoa's are popping color much more along with all my happy SPS

For those with LPS or Softies, I have some colt, brains, frogspawn, etc... I can say that all of them are also quiet happy with the BioPellets. Others have asked this, so I thought I should post. Good extension and fullness on everything.

[freezetyle]

Has anyone else noticed a huge increase in copepods? also a build-up of mulm in their skimmer?